Collective Intelligence Mohammed VI Polytechnic University

Overview

The Collective Intelligence course from Mohammed VI Polytechnic University particular emphasis will be placed on mastering experimental and statistical techniques for testing the effectiveness of different methods for maximizing collective intelligence. Students will gain experience applying these methods in research and/or real-world settings.

• Masters students in Collective Intelligence will learn to think critically and scientifically about data, human behavior, and practical problems such as leading positive behavior change within teams, organizations and communities.
• They will learn how to carefully design behavioral experiments and randomized controlled studies, in which experimenters manipulate variables between experimental conditions in order to infer causal information about how the mind works and/or the effectiveness of certain interventions within organizations.

• In addition, students will develop technical skills in the areas of data science, statistics and computer science (such as designing computer systems to augment and complement collective reasoning and problem-solving). And they will gain experience designing and applying technologies that reinforce collective intelligence in real-world settings.

Career opportunities:

• Interest in collective intelligence is on the rise in corporations, universities, and societies at large. Many popular master and bachelor degrees train students in the disciplines we focus on – such as a Master in Organizational Psychology at Harvard, or the popular ‘Psychology, Politics and Economics’ degree at Oxford. 

  The Master in Collective Intelligence includes many of the basic issues studied in such degrees, but with a focus on the emerging discipline of CI. This education prepares students for a range of professional opportunities in the academic, private, public, and non-profit sectors. Based on the track of specialization, students will develop a range of technical and human skills that qualify them for positions as :

• Computer and data scientists, who can understand human perception, manage, and lead organizations. 

• Researchers, who can lead sustainable developpement projects or persue academic carreers. .

• Facilitators or organizational transformation specialists, who use insights from data and cognitive sciences to understand human behavior.

  Moreover, we provide substantial networking opportunities so that motivated students come out prepared to thrive in a fast-changing job market.